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XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
Cooperation of NGOs and Cooperation of NGOs and Government Agencies in Government Agencies in
Combating Child Abuse and Combating Child Abuse and NeglectNeglect
Zinaida KuzminaZinaida Kuzmina, Project Coordinator, Project CoordinatorHealthRight International, Representative Office, HealthRight International, Representative Office,
St. Petersburg, RussiaSt. Petersburg, Russia
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
HealthRight InternationalHealthRight International
• Formerly Doctors of the World-USA• Health and human rights
organization• Mission: To protect the rights to the
highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, to equality before the law, and to be free from torture
• Long-term development of local resources
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
HealthRight in RussiaHealthRight in Russia
• Since 1994• Protecting the rights of vulnerable
children through
Prevention of child abandonment, neglect and homelessness
Return to family care
Medical and mental health service and referral
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
Doctors to ChildrenDoctors to Children
• St. Petersburg-based membership NGO, since 2001
• HealthRight’s successor in Russia
• Mission: To protect the rights and provide multidisciplinary support to at-risk children and families
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
HealthRight International & Doctors to Children
• Assisting At-Risk Children and Families
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Unit Psychosocial Rehabilitation Unit
at the Children’s Hospitalat the Children’s Hospital
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
ChallengesChallenges
• No definitions of the term “child abuse and neglect” in legislation – no official statistics on victims of child abuse and neglect
• Late detection of child abuse and neglect cases• Physical and emotional abuse against children on the
part of their parents is allowed by the society• A lot of agencies, their territorial segregation, insufficient
interagency coordination• Lack of professionals with relevant knowledge and skills• Children’s interests unmet during investigation
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
StatisticsStatistics
• 56,117 decisions on deprivation of parental rights• 4,757 crimes – failure to carry out obligations regarding
the upbringing of the minor, related to maltreatment • 452,636 administrative offence reports (failure to carry
out obligations regarding the maintenance and upbringing of the minor)
• 100,200 child and youth victims of criminal offences; of these, 308 – contacted social protection institutions for assistance
Government report on the status of children in the Russian Federation, 2010
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
StatisticsStatistics
Russia1 USA2
Population of children, thousand 26,000 75,512Crimes against children, thousand 97,1 688,2
Crimes against children and youth, per 1,000 of child population 3,7 9,2
Child fatalities as a result of criminal offences 1,684 1,537
Child mortality rates as a result of criminal offences, per 100,000 of child population 6,48 2,04
1 Government report on the status of children in the Russian Federation, 20102 US DHHS (2011). Child Maltreatment, 2010
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg
• Population – 4,879,566• Child population – 671,100• 2,054 crimes against children and youth • 18 administrative districts (1,439 sq.km)• Per capita income – 660 €
Population Census, 2010Federal State Statistics Service, 2011
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
NGONGO
• Meets the needs of the target group, provides innovative services
• Accumulates and adapts international experience
• Participates in the development of normative acts and targeted programs
• Rapidly changes structure and functions
• Extra-budgetary sources of funding
• Analyses experience of different NGOs
• Regulate new services, integrate services in government agencies
• Monitors quality of services and compliance with the law
• Ensures sustainability
• Provide budgetary funding for NGO services
GovernmentGovernment
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
Assistance to Victims of Child Assistance to Victims of Child AbuseAbuse and Neglect and Neglect
• Psychosocial Rehabilitation Unit at the Children’s Hospital
• Internet Resource for Children and Youth– www.помощьрядом.рф
(‘help is near’) • Interagency Collaboration• Professional Training
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
Government PartnersGovernment Partners
• St. Petersburg Committee on Social Policy• St. Petersburg Investigating Committee • Three Administrative Districts of St. Petersburg • Government Social Services Centers for Families and
Children• Children’s Hospital #5
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
Collaboration ProceduresCollaboration Procedures
• Interagency Protocol – Regulatory framework– Stages of service provision– Algorithm of actions– Coordination
• Reference Book – Forms and signs of maltreatment– Contacts of institutions
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
Interagency CollaborationInteragency Collaboration
• City-wide Working Group• Conferences and Round Tables• 24-hour Child Protection Center
– assist in placing children and youth in short-term residential facilities
– collect information on child sexual abuse cases
– coordinate the provision of services to child victims of criminal offences
• Professional Training for multidisciplinary teams
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
Professional TrainingProfessional Training
• All districts of St. Petersburg • 570 government staff• 18 multidisciplinary teams:
– social workers and psychologists– staff of child protection agencies– inspectors of juvenile departments of
the police and investigators– counselors– doctors and nurses– staff of the Office of the
Ombudsperson for Children
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
CurriculumCurriculum
• Two trainings and two supervision sessions
• Topics– Identification and assessment of
victims of child abuse and neglect
– Interagency Referral Protocol– Forensic interview of a child – Assistance to victims and
families
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
PlansPlans
• Train school teachers
• Develop and pilot an official continuing education course
on child abuse • Organize a child-friendly forensic interview room • Disseminate the St. Petersburg model of combating child
abuse to other regions of the Russian Federation
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
DonorsDonors
• World Childhood Foundation • Boeing Corporation• Nordic Council of Ministers (Norden)• Foundation for the Support of Children in Difficult Life
Situations• Eurasia Foundation• US Embassy in Russia
XIXth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
September 09 – 12, 2012Istanbul, Turkey
ContactsContacts
www.healthright.org
www.doctors2children.ru
+7 812 +7 812 380380 3030 9292